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The stabilization effect of mixed-surfactants in the emulsion polymerization of styrene

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The emulsion polymerization of styrene was performed at 50°C with a mixture of anionic and nonionic surfactants using different surfactant concentrations. In the single-surfactant systems, a proportional relationship was observed between the total particle surface area per cm3 of aqueous solution at 90% conversion (TS) and the amount of surfactant used for each polymerization. For mixed-surfactant systems an additivity was established between the TS value and surfactant composition. The study of the particle size data from low to high conversion showed that the particle number changed with conversion.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan 40724, R.O.C.

    Hou-Hsein Chu

  2. Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, 44325-3909, Akron, OH, USA

    Irja Piirma

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Chu, HH., Piirma, I. The stabilization effect of mixed-surfactants in the emulsion polymerization of styrene. Polymer Bulletin 21, 301–308 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00955922

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